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Common Ski Injuries #7: Thumb Injuries

We mentioned in the last post how twisting movements involving ski poles may cause injury to the wrist. Given the positioning of the...

Could my pain be rheumatic?

Rheumatological conditions are problems based around systemic inflammation, rather than being associated with a specific injury or...

Common Ski Injuries #6: Hand and Wrist

Another area that may be affected during a fall is the hand and wrist. This is usually the result of a fall onto an outstretched hand, or...

HIERARCHY OF PREVENTION

Musculoskeletal injury is a complicated, multi-faceted process, and the specific cause(s) of injury will be unique to the individual....

Common Ski Injuries #5: Upper arm fractures

Less common than the clavicle fractures and AC joint injuries discussed in the previous posts, a fracture of the upper part of the arm...

Common Ski Injuries #4: Clavicle Fracture

We discussed in the previous post how a fall onto the side of the shoulder may cause damage to the AC joint. The same mechanism of injury...

Common Ski Injuries #3: AC joint sprain

With skiing and snowboarding, inevitably there is falling! The next few posts will discuss injuries that may occur during a fall. One...

Tokyo Living Podcast: Injury Edition – Ice Revisited

On this episode of the injury edition, Sam revisits the topic of ice for injuries; when we should and when we shouldn’t be using this...

Common Ski Injuries #2 : MCL Sprain

Last post we discussed ACL injuries, the granddaddy of knee pain. Equally common are medial collateral ligament (MCL) injuries. The MCL...

Common Ski Injuries #1: ACL Rupture

The 3 letters of doom! ACL injuries are very common in sports, including winter sports. The Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) is one of 4...